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put forth this event and so we will take your donations the checks made to the black school educators and you can call us and we will give you the address of where to send your donations. we look forward to saying you next wednesday at saint mary's cathedral. [ applause ] >> school is still in session. mrs. virginia marshal. to the board members, proper protocol has been established, thank you, thank you, and thank you thank you thank you for being so supportive of the san francisco alliance of black school educators my name is brenda jackson and i am the chair person of the musical and this year we added on step contests. i was told that i was only given two minutes i will yield, i will yield the floor to mr. matthew garrett, who will come up and present his original poem to the board of education. and if you on february 23rd at thurgood marshal high school from grades k-12, please come out and support us. matthew? >> matthew one second. >> miss wilson i would like to give the student of not having a time limit, so if we can make sure that the timer does not interrupt him. >> my name
put forth this event and so we will take your donations the checks made to the black school educators and you can call us and we will give you the address of where to send your donations. we look forward to saying you next wednesday at saint mary's cathedral. [ applause ] >> school is still in session. mrs. virginia marshal. to the board members, proper protocol has been established, thank you, thank you, and thank you thank you thank you for being so supportive of the san francisco...
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all for about of 1% of what we spent of education each year. tonight i'm announcing a new challenge: to redesign america's high schools so they better equip graduates for the demands of a high-tech economy. and we'll reward schools that develop new partnerships with colleges and employers and create classes that focus on science, technology engineering and math. the skills today's employers are looking for to fill the jobs that are there right now and thereby in the future. now, even with better high schools, most young people will need some higher education. it's a simple fact: the more education you've got the more likely you are to have a good job and work your way into the middle-class. but today's skyrocketing costs price too many young people out of a higher education. or saddle them with unsustainable debt. through tax credits, grants and better loans, we've made college more affordable for millions of students and families over the last few years. but taxpayers can't keep on subsidizing higher and higher and higher costs for higher educ
all for about of 1% of what we spent of education each year. tonight i'm announcing a new challenge: to redesign america's high schools so they better equip graduates for the demands of a high-tech economy. and we'll reward schools that develop new partnerships with colleges and employers and create classes that focus on science, technology engineering and math. the skills today's employers are looking for to fill the jobs that are there right now and thereby in the future. now, even with...
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the gap for a lot of children's education. now we have over 10 education sites in our school district including students and kindergartner schools. my daughter was at the top and other student were at the top in my district so i know the staff does a great job >> san francisco unified is one of the largest providers in southern california and one of the providers in the state that invests in preschool education. and many educational study aids supervisor norman yee knows that qualify school programs supports our children's social and emotional development. they add to social justice throughout our community as well. we also want to declare this coming friday the date we'll be celebrating at a cafe with some people and february 9th will be declared if we vote on it it today. at this moment i'd like to invite our education people to say a few words >> thank you and thank you supervisors and everyone else. we're very honored that you took the time and i want to give a special thanks to supervisor yee. he helped me to see the work
the gap for a lot of children's education. now we have over 10 education sites in our school district including students and kindergartner schools. my daughter was at the top and other student were at the top in my district so i know the staff does a great job >> san francisco unified is one of the largest providers in southern california and one of the providers in the state that invests in preschool education. and many educational study aids supervisor norman yee knows that qualify...
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before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in these positions she advocated for public school students in california, focusing on achievement and opportunity gaps, improving can urriculum and instructional quality and ensuring quality education for everybody. she served as an advisor on education issues on a number of private ipbs institutions, she is a teacher, a lawyer, and a very influential voice on all policy matters. she was also passionate about ending this issue of bullying and bringing everyone together to stop this disturbing trend so please welcome assistant secretary for civil rights, ruslyn lee. as i said, our moderator is not always our lieutenant governor, of course he needs to introduction -- no, i get to say something. i get to say something. as everyone in this room knows, youngest mayor in 100 years, right? youngest mayor in 100 years when he was elected 10 years ago and he has remained an effective and visionary leader for everyone. mayo
before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in these positions she advocated for public school students in california, focusing on achievement and opportunity gaps, improving can urriculum and instructional quality and ensuring quality education for everybody. she served as an advisor on education issues on a number of private ipbs institutions, she is a teacher,...
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we're nonprofit and we do both education and advocacy and on the education end we develop be curriculum and the curriculum is used widely across the country. it's in every state in the country and in canada and 70 countries around the world and programs we're familiar with is second step and i am hearing some nods and we have a -- idea of kind of what kind of things that we do, and i also do advocacy work so i come and speak at meetings like this. i was at the attorney general's meeting in washington state and i would like to congratulate you and especially those in law enforcement in california for the high level of discourse that you have incredibly impressed today by what i have heard and my hats off to you for all the good work you're doing. so i do advocacy and part of that is kind of reaching out to people and bringing the message of social emotional learning not just to schools because educators kind of get it. it's not a stretch when we talk to them why it's important to get it, but we want to take the message outside of the school into the media, into the communities, into fami
we're nonprofit and we do both education and advocacy and on the education end we develop be curriculum and the curriculum is used widely across the country. it's in every state in the country and in canada and 70 countries around the world and programs we're familiar with is second step and i am hearing some nods and we have a -- idea of kind of what kind of things that we do, and i also do advocacy work so i come and speak at meetings like this. i was at the attorney general's meeting in...
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we have huge problems i just mentioned our education. we've got deficit about other countries have bigger ones. when you look what a magnet this country remains for immigrants. if you look did he spite the slow down our highest levels of education is still the best. if you look at all kinds of strength this country has rule of law infrastructure. i think our problems are imminently fixable. it's easy in a moment like this just to focus on the negatives but there are positive in the u.s. economy. we started to make some progress both on growth and on the deficit. health costs are starting to come down. we're no where near there. no where near there. but i think you can imagine with how we make some good decisions over the next few years and beyond. things really could improve over the next decade or two but it's not guaranteed and that's the important thing. >> rose: going off on a tangent for a second. we all are affected by what happens in europe. what's happening in europe. >> we're seeing a austerity be date too much of a focus on nea
we have huge problems i just mentioned our education. we've got deficit about other countries have bigger ones. when you look what a magnet this country remains for immigrants. if you look did he spite the slow down our highest levels of education is still the best. if you look at all kinds of strength this country has rule of law infrastructure. i think our problems are imminently fixable. it's easy in a moment like this just to focus on the negatives but there are positive in the u.s....
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a lot of it has to do with the education and educating small business owners, what you need to do to get into a brick and mortar building in some of the neighborhoods i think that is important. that was one of the things that came out of the meeting that i was excited b >> he mentioned a tracking system and that will make the life easier. >> yes. and the office too, one of the things that we talked about is working with martha and jane do and they get people in there that say where can we open up for business and we can keep that repose torrey with the office of small business and so it is a win/win for everybody. >> he also mentioned emerging the loan fund and i think that exciting and i would like to know more about it. >> any other commissioners? >> next item. >> commissioners, item 16, general public comment. >> do we have any members of the general public to discuss any items going forward with this commission? >> seeing, none, public comment is closed. next item. >> commissioners, 17, new business. >> and i would like to add something do that based on what i said earlier, i wou
a lot of it has to do with the education and educating small business owners, what you need to do to get into a brick and mortar building in some of the neighborhoods i think that is important. that was one of the things that came out of the meeting that i was excited b >> he mentioned a tracking system and that will make the life easier. >> yes. and the office too, one of the things that we talked about is working with martha and jane do and they get people in there that say where...
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board of education should have said. academics looking at if the justices had done it differently how it might change things and it's really interesting. he probably wouldn't have had the unanimous decision which was very very important but it is really looking at some of the counterfactual and thinking about what a victory it was but also what it did not accomplish. >> host: is it difficult to write a book that pushes back against such a celebrated public policy? there really was considered one of the greatest victories of the 20 century for america. in highlighting the story of people pushing back? >> guest: oh yes. if this is not the book that i expected to write. i went into it thinking that you know, in louisville especially that integration was a good thing and it did, it brought people together. it made me think differently about the world that i might have otherwise and a lot of my classmates i think in the same way and i think you know one of the points i make often in the book is that during the heyday of deseg
board of education should have said. academics looking at if the justices had done it differently how it might change things and it's really interesting. he probably wouldn't have had the unanimous decision which was very very important but it is really looking at some of the counterfactual and thinking about what a victory it was but also what it did not accomplish. >> host: is it difficult to write a book that pushes back against such a celebrated public policy? there really was...
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i would tell them to make sure that the legal education is a quality legal education. it is the first of to have a monopoly, so you can control the lawyers, and make sure they are acting in an ethical way. i think there was a third part of the question, what would i tell them not to do. by the way, before i get to that, in vietnam, i recently met with the president of
i would tell them to make sure that the legal education is a quality legal education. it is the first of to have a monopoly, so you can control the lawyers, and make sure they are acting in an ethical way. i think there was a third part of the question, what would i tell them not to do. by the way, before i get to that, in vietnam, i recently met with the president of
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this country pioneered secondary education, pioneered college education. it's falling back behind other countries in preschool. and i think that's the kind of new frontier. particularly if you look at the sort of gap between the 1% and the rest, the gap between the top and the bottom. the minimum wage can help, if done responsibly. much more important is to invest in people at the bottom. that's why universal preschool really helps. >> there's k through 12 in this country. we think there should be crawl through 12. other country that is do this have very high taxes. we're not in the situation where people want to pay for something new at the moment. don't move. coming up, our bubbles -- yes, bubbles. the key to this slow and steady recovery, are the feigns here to stay or are you at risk of the next bubble bursting? like an available heads-up display on the 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant
this country pioneered secondary education, pioneered college education. it's falling back behind other countries in preschool. and i think that's the kind of new frontier. particularly if you look at the sort of gap between the 1% and the rest, the gap between the top and the bottom. the minimum wage can help, if done responsibly. much more important is to invest in people at the bottom. that's why universal preschool really helps. >> there's k through 12 in this country. we think there...
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and so i think that we have a lot of educating to do. in my office we do a lot of cyber bullying training in our schools and it's amazing how much access some kids have to the internet at a really young age. they have iphones. they're on the internet. they have or smartphones. they have computers in the bedroom and parent it is never over the shoulder to see what is going online. there is a lot of unrestricted access to the internet and the internet has put it on another level and one push of a button and everybody in the school will have a picture or hear it and the outcome of that is -- it would be not just reconciling relationships or restorative justice or some other way between two or three or four people but now you have a whole study body that has been tempered or tainted with something that goes against the individual who was a target of that, so the internet working more strongly with the partners and the providers of the internet and there is awareness and education, but back to the student assemblies that we do it is amazing a
and so i think that we have a lot of educating to do. in my office we do a lot of cyber bullying training in our schools and it's amazing how much access some kids have to the internet at a really young age. they have iphones. they're on the internet. they have or smartphones. they have computers in the bedroom and parent it is never over the shoulder to see what is going online. there is a lot of unrestricted access to the internet and the internet has put it on another level and one push of a...
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he will call for investments in education. any time he says investments. republicans say deficits and spending and they tend to object. >> we asked house speaker boehner today investments and he said if that were the cure to our problems, with all the money the president has spent we would be great shape. but the two gentlemen, vice president and house speaker on the right. they will be sitting behind the president. a moment ago we had a picture of wisconsin congressman paul ryan. had things gone differently on election night he would be sitting behind president romney but he is member of the house of receipt identifies. you see john kerry, long time senator from massachusetts and new secretary of state, a job many say he was born and bred for. you can see at the top of the any, the gallery. it's fascinating some of the people in the gallery. it's become now some would say a flag show, some would say a kind of theater that members of congress, the first lady, they bring a people to sit in the gallery. everybody from gabrielle giffords, the victim of a terr
he will call for investments in education. any time he says investments. republicans say deficits and spending and they tend to object. >> we asked house speaker boehner today investments and he said if that were the cure to our problems, with all the money the president has spent we would be great shape. but the two gentlemen, vice president and house speaker on the right. they will be sitting behind the president. a moment ago we had a picture of wisconsin congressman paul ryan. had...
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the educators, make sure they receive the education and understand that relationships are as important as the classroom can urriculum, especially at the secondary level, continue to hammer out policies that are not so punitive but restore we want to connect to correct. we don't want to punish. we often move kids from one environment it another but it doesn't help them make right and it doesn't help others. this is a systemic problem, it's not going to go away. but we can begin and we are, the people on this panel, those of you in this room, we're taking incremental steps. but one of the things we have to do is keep organizing ourselves and understanding the coordinated integrated way so services aren't bolted on, added on and become just a one and done in too many schools. it's got to be really embraced as what we call a whole school climate framework, a whole school climate improvement plan. and when we embrace that, everybody can come to the table and take what can i do? each one teach one, each one reach one, we change policy, we change practices, we change values. there is a map, t
the educators, make sure they receive the education and understand that relationships are as important as the classroom can urriculum, especially at the secondary level, continue to hammer out policies that are not so punitive but restore we want to connect to correct. we don't want to punish. we often move kids from one environment it another but it doesn't help them make right and it doesn't help others. this is a systemic problem, it's not going to go away. but we can begin and we are, the...
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, and education. --, and security, housing, and education. this is three hours. -- homeland security, housing, and education. this is three hours. >> good morning, everybody. today, we are convening a meeting of the appropriations committee. this is the first meeting of the appropriations committee in the 113th congress. this is the first meeting with me as chair of the full committee. the focus today will be on the impact of sequester, government agencies, and critical national functions that are important to the security, safety, and future of the american people. today, as i take and assume this gavel, i am mindful of the history going before me. i will acknowledge the previous leadership. it is a great honor for me to chair this full committee. i think we all carry a special place in our hearts in our presence here today for senator daniel in a way -- inouye. this committee has an excellent track record of leadership on both sides of the aisle. i want to a knowledge the wonderful cooperation i rec
, and education. --, and security, housing, and education. this is three hours. -- homeland security, housing, and education. this is three hours. >> good morning, everybody. today, we are convening a meeting of the appropriations committee. this is the first meeting of the appropriations committee in the 113th congress. this is the first meeting with me as chair of the full committee. the focus today will be on the impact of sequester, government agencies, and critical national functions...
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that's what we naed to educate ourselves on. as i've said and if i have identified all the different players, it does take a village to raise our kids. it does require us to understand not only what happens in the classroom, what happens on the school grounds, what happens in programs that we all cherish so much on and off our school sites, it's online and it's off-line that we also have to concern ourselves with. it is with kids that have both parents and kids without the parents at home that it's happening. we need to embrace a full court program on this because the numbers tell us and dictate to us that we have to have this high level strong fierce collaboration to end bullying and to make sure it doesn't proceed into its worst stages. and so i want to just thank everyone for this collaboration, i know our human rights commission, theresa, is here, i know commissioner is here as well and all of the bay area to work together to utilize the resources that our justice department is offering. their guidance and leadership as well
that's what we naed to educate ourselves on. as i've said and if i have identified all the different players, it does take a village to raise our kids. it does require us to understand not only what happens in the classroom, what happens on the school grounds, what happens in programs that we all cherish so much on and off our school sites, it's online and it's off-line that we also have to concern ourselves with. it is with kids that have both parents and kids without the parents at home that...
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matthew garrett, who will come up and present his original poem to the board of education. and if you on february 23rd at thurgood marshal high school from grades k-12, please come out and support us. matthew? >> matthew one second. >> miss wilson i would like to give the student of not having a time limit, so if we can make sure that the timer does not interrupt him. >> my name is matthew garrett and i would like to say thank you for the board of education for letting me speak. my poem. my school is kip bay view academy. and the bay view district. and very glad to attend there. this is my poem. i am different. can you see me? can you hear me? do you know me? yes, i'm smart. a bright kid, they say. yes, i get good grades. yes, i dress well. yes, i am well mannered. but i am different. i'm different from what you see, i'm different from what you believe. oh, i know sometimes i can't sit still. i know sometimes i'm a little loud. i know sometimes i lose my temper, i know sometimes i forget to comb my hair or iron my clothes, but i am different. i am different from what you se
matthew garrett, who will come up and present his original poem to the board of education. and if you on february 23rd at thurgood marshal high school from grades k-12, please come out and support us. matthew? >> matthew one second. >> miss wilson i would like to give the student of not having a time limit, so if we can make sure that the timer does not interrupt him. >> my name is matthew garrett and i would like to say thank you for the board of education for letting me...
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or higher education. i am also very concerned about federal economic policy and its impact on nebraska. unlike the federal government, we don't spend money we don't have. we balance our budget in state government and our family budgets by controlling spending, not by raising taxes. nebraskans are very careful and conservative in how they spend their money. this conservative approach has led to positive national recognition. lending tree said nebraskans have the lowest average monthly mortgage payment of any state in america. 24/7 wall street named nebraska the third best run state in america. gallup has recognized nebraska as the fourth best state to live in. nebraska has good schools, affordable homes, a strong work ethic and a low unemployment rate, but taxes are too high in nebraska. high taxes impede economic growth. high taxes aren't attractive for entrepreneurial growth and high paying jobs. the small business and entrepreneurship council states in their 2012 u.s. business policy index that "a high
or higher education. i am also very concerned about federal economic policy and its impact on nebraska. unlike the federal government, we don't spend money we don't have. we balance our budget in state government and our family budgets by controlling spending, not by raising taxes. nebraskans are very careful and conservative in how they spend their money. this conservative approach has led to positive national recognition. lending tree said nebraskans have the lowest average monthly mortgage...
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the emphasis on pre-k education. these are things the government can do it effectively and it is something only the government can do. i was very impressed that he focused on the things that the government can do best, which implies that the government cannot do everything. >> getting his recovery action to be presidents state of the union speech. we appreciate your time this evening. now from the other side of the capital, on the senate side, senator bob casey who just won reelection this past year. democrat of pennsylvania. i want to start with your green ribbon. pennsylvania is a pro-second amendment state. >> it is a strong tradition. the ribbons are to commemorate the victims of sandy hook and newtown. we met tonight, but police officers -- we met some of the police officers who were at the scene. despite some of the divisions on gun policy, people can come together. background checks are the most obvious. even folks that strongly support the second amendment say we can combine together. quarks as the economic s
the emphasis on pre-k education. these are things the government can do it effectively and it is something only the government can do. i was very impressed that he focused on the things that the government can do best, which implies that the government cannot do everything. >> getting his recovery action to be presidents state of the union speech. we appreciate your time this evening. now from the other side of the capital, on the senate side, senator bob casey who just won reelection...
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they'd devastate priorities like education, and energy, and medical research. they would certainly slow our recovery and cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs. and that's why democrats, republicans, business leaders and economists have already said that these cuts, known here in washington as the sequester, are a really bad idea. now, some in congress have proposed preventing only the defense cuts by making even bigger cuts to things like education and job training, medicare and social security benefi benefits. that idea is even worse. [applaus [applause] >> yes, the biggest driver of our long-term debt is the rising cost of health care for an aging population and those of us who care deeply about programs like medicare must embrace the need for modest reforms, otherwise our retirement programs will crowd out the investments we need for our children and jeopardize the promise of a secure retirement for future generations. but we can't have senior citizens and working families to shoulder the entire burden of deficit reduction while asking nothing more from the
they'd devastate priorities like education, and energy, and medical research. they would certainly slow our recovery and cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs. and that's why democrats, republicans, business leaders and economists have already said that these cuts, known here in washington as the sequester, are a really bad idea. now, some in congress have proposed preventing only the defense cuts by making even bigger cuts to things like education and job training, medicare and social security...
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education award and was superintendent of the year by the national association of black school educate ors in 2004. also served on the president's board of advisors historically black colleges and universities. she should be remembered as a warrior for equity and desegregation. >> she rode the bus as a child as part of the first groups of african american students to integrate the st. louis schools and devoted her professional life to the education of america's neediest children. as we begin to lose the men and women who have had this experience we need to redobl our commitment to diversity, she was not always honored as she deserved but i am happy to be able to report that she end of her life she looked on her time in san francisco as the best and most productive of her professional career. her illness was short, but difficult, and much too early. i feel privileged to have been her friend as well as her colleague and i got to spend a day with her late in december. i am going to miss her, i already misser. public education in america is poorer for her loss, she leaves her two sons anth
education award and was superintendent of the year by the national association of black school educate ors in 2004. also served on the president's board of advisors historically black colleges and universities. she should be remembered as a warrior for equity and desegregation. >> she rode the bus as a child as part of the first groups of african american students to integrate the st. louis schools and devoted her professional life to the education of america's neediest children. as we...
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where you can get the most bang for our education buck. to grow our middle class, our citizens have to have access to the education and training that today's jobs require. we also have to make sure that america remains a place where everyone who is willing to work hard has the chance to get ahead. our economy is stronger when we harness the talents and inquestii ingenuity of hopeful immigrants. leaders from law enforcement, faith community, they all agree that the time has come to pass comprehensive immigration reform. now is the time to do it. now is the time to get it done. now is the time to get it done. real reform means stronger border security, and we can build on the progress my administration has already made. putting more boots on the southern border than any time in our history. and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years. real reform means establishing a responsible pathway to earned citizenship. a path that includes passing a background check. paying taxes and a meaningful penalty. learning english and goi
where you can get the most bang for our education buck. to grow our middle class, our citizens have to have access to the education and training that today's jobs require. we also have to make sure that america remains a place where everyone who is willing to work hard has the chance to get ahead. our economy is stronger when we harness the talents and inquestii ingenuity of hopeful immigrants. leaders from law enforcement, faith community, they all agree that the time has come to pass...
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equipping them with the skills, education that a 21st century economy demands. giving them every chants to go as far as their hard work and god given potential will take them. that's not just going to make sure that they do well. that will strengthen our economy and our country for all of us because if their generation prospers, if they've got the skills they need to get a good job, that means businesses want to locate here, and it also means, by the way, they're well equipped as citizens with the critical thinking skills that they need in order to help guide our democracy. we'll all prosper that way. that's what we're fighting for. they're the ones that are going to write that next great chapter in the american story and we've got to make sure that we're providing that investment. i am so proud of every single teacher who is here who has dedicated their lives to making sure those kids get a good start in life. i want to make sure that i'm helping and i want to make sure that the country is behind you every step of the way. all right? thank you, everybody. god b
equipping them with the skills, education that a 21st century economy demands. giving them every chants to go as far as their hard work and god given potential will take them. that's not just going to make sure that they do well. that will strengthen our economy and our country for all of us because if their generation prospers, if they've got the skills they need to get a good job, that means businesses want to locate here, and it also means, by the way, they're well equipped as citizens with...
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in my view we have not hand at a level of intensity and public health education. and we still don't have a bill we are still talking about any increase in the number of cases and we need to talk more to people who other people trust in the communities like for example the hair salon the barber shop we go there all the time we have conversations in there about everything you know so you know getting the right information it's in places like that places of worship getting the correct information that's a beer can can really help kind of hope this disease if they do think it could be more conversations better they don't necessarily need leadership from the church because you really need is leadership from somebody right and so well that happen to have been the case in the community of the response there was a very fierce playwright larry kramer was a real leader in this conversation and in zimbabwe and in uganda in congo there were singers who are leaders in the conversations and in other places or political leaders who didn't maybe could be almost anybody can write
in my view we have not hand at a level of intensity and public health education. and we still don't have a bill we are still talking about any increase in the number of cases and we need to talk more to people who other people trust in the communities like for example the hair salon the barber shop we go there all the time we have conversations in there about everything you know so you know getting the right information it's in places like that places of worship getting the correct information...
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educate people about the difference. we do have a group of people that are in detentions that are called criminal aliens who are here illegally and committed crime. there is no disagreement that of course, there needs to be dengs where appropriate and where there are criminal penalties in place and of course there should be expulsions from the country in that regard. by sweeping up many of the people whose only violation is a civil violation and otherwise have been following our laws, we are limiting our enforcement ability to go after real criminals who are causing harm in our community. that happens in two ways, one through the limited law enforcement resources and where we divert those resources to taking mothers away from daughters and fathers away from sons who are productive members of society, when we divert the resources of that, it means they are going off of some other beat and keeping our streets safe, going away from looking at white collar crime, others that need to be looked at. . . in many cases the victim
educate people about the difference. we do have a group of people that are in detentions that are called criminal aliens who are here illegally and committed crime. there is no disagreement that of course, there needs to be dengs where appropriate and where there are criminal penalties in place and of course there should be expulsions from the country in that regard. by sweeping up many of the people whose only violation is a civil violation and otherwise have been following our laws, we are...
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-- the education system altogether. is there an evaluation program for retention of teachers? guest: that is something i have heard teachers talk about over -- all the time, that they're overworked, that all the accountability measures have changed the profession for them, and they do not feel like they can spend on the time the need to teach kids to be creative thinkers. on the other hand, you have folks that's a the accountability in no child left behind really helps schools, and sure that all children are learning, and be accountable to the federal government for money they are getting. host: what is the likelihood that the president's proposals will see some action? guest: i would say unlikely. first of all, you never go broke in washington putting on an action. -- betting on inaction. right now, the congress is concerned with how they will head off these automatic spending cuts, sequestration. they're not starting to think about new programs. i think it faces an uphill political battle. i think the final price tag,
-- the education system altogether. is there an evaluation program for retention of teachers? guest: that is something i have heard teachers talk about over -- all the time, that they're overworked, that all the accountability measures have changed the profession for them, and they do not feel like they can spend on the time the need to teach kids to be creative thinkers. on the other hand, you have folks that's a the accountability in no child left behind really helps schools, and sure that...
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million in cuts in education funding. that could reduce funding for critical programs such as title 1, special education, what does the department of education intend to do to help schools that are hardest hit by sequestration if this goes into effect? could be shifted the focus of some of your competitive grant programs to help in building in education spending? >> the money we spent represented less than 1% of spending on k-12. it is a little more than half a percent. to think we can ship a small number of dollars to fill a whole does not make sense. the numbers do not work. the damage would be irreparable. there is little i can do to cushion the blow. that is why it is so important your leadership to the right thing here. i wish i had a magic want to wait. -- i wish i had a magic wand to wave. i simply do not have that. >> thank you. a comment course secretary carter. he made an important point about the federal civilian work force. too often is thought of as white collar employees working in satellite and. senator sha
million in cuts in education funding. that could reduce funding for critical programs such as title 1, special education, what does the department of education intend to do to help schools that are hardest hit by sequestration if this goes into effect? could be shifted the focus of some of your competitive grant programs to help in building in education spending? >> the money we spent represented less than 1% of spending on k-12. it is a little more than half a percent. to think we can...
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he said in nepal we're too poor to afford education but until we afford education, we're always going to be poor. how would that feel for a parent to realize their child would stay in poverty forever. he asked me for help with the library. i wanted to help. i think about andrew carnegie. he did great things for america by building libraries. i figured why not do for the poorest parts of the world do andrew carnegie did for the u.s. >> you're putting libraries all over the world which is an amazing thing. and there's also challenges for girls in third world countries to get educated. and you're attacking that part too. >> we are. at room to read we have gender equality and education. especially with malala and the kids in pakistan and afghanistan in the news so much, 2/3 who are illiterate are girls and women. we have to make sure every girl and boy goes to school. when a girl goes to school, her family is healthier. educated women are twice as likely to vaccinate their children. educated women have lower maternal mortality. you get the ripple effect. especially with girls and women wh
he said in nepal we're too poor to afford education but until we afford education, we're always going to be poor. how would that feel for a parent to realize their child would stay in poverty forever. he asked me for help with the library. i wanted to help. i think about andrew carnegie. he did great things for america by building libraries. i figured why not do for the poorest parts of the world do andrew carnegie did for the u.s. >> you're putting libraries all over the world which is...
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this is going to be a yearlong educational project. we have the tables set up at flavors if we can get a table but it can start answering some of the questions. >> and perhaps we'll be meeting sometime next week but we could look at this as a potential workshop. >> thank you. >> mr. president, can we call public comment on the gross receipts tax? seeing none public comment is closed. >> update and the small business center and making comments on small business activities. >> so commissioners this morning mayor lee gave his city address and this is the first address as he being mayor. while there were numerous items when he went through all the things awe employment over the last year but business-related he talked about the gross receipts and passage and the collective work on creating that piece of legislation and the unanimous sport around that. no need the growth of manufacturing the increasing of funding for lending programs that the city is doing and soon by the end of this month through mid february i think we may be getting the
this is going to be a yearlong educational project. we have the tables set up at flavors if we can get a table but it can start answering some of the questions. >> and perhaps we'll be meeting sometime next week but we could look at this as a potential workshop. >> thank you. >> mr. president, can we call public comment on the gross receipts tax? seeing none public comment is closed. >> update and the small business center and making comments on small business...
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want to invest more in education. the president will also push for more investments, spending on green energy, for example, doubling down on the policy of the last four years. spend more on infrastructure. just spend more money. it's the same line that we've heard for four years, tax the rich, spend more money. the government will rebuild the middle class. charles: none of those things change the personality of america right now. the personality of actually wanting to go out and succeed. most of these are short-term things. you put a few bucks in someone's pocket for a little while. they learn no skills. there's no sustainable return for america. it is an amazing shame that they would continue to push this stuff. it really is. liz: if you want to create jobs, have ditch diggers dig holes with spoons instead of shovels, it's sort of like that. here's the thing, the president's stimulus plan, costs about 200 to 300,000 per job created. those people could eventually get fired. it doesn't add to the economy. it takes taxp
want to invest more in education. the president will also push for more investments, spending on green energy, for example, doubling down on the policy of the last four years. spend more on infrastructure. just spend more money. it's the same line that we've heard for four years, tax the rich, spend more money. the government will rebuild the middle class. charles: none of those things change the personality of america right now. the personality of actually wanting to go out and succeed. most...
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as an educator, can i? and as a responsibility we have to get power and empowering adults what they can do and the responsibilities are and to name discrete actions and this is bullying and this isn't and it's a much bigger frame about children and adults being safe and being fully present and we're are taking that on as a system and until that time we have done that i don't think we're going to see the real outcomes that we need that are focused ready to engage in communities the way that we need to. i can't give you this is bullying. this isn't. we're making progress in able to talk about it. >> richard. >> i agree everything tony said and as a teacher and administrator and i have children in the san francisco public schools to and this is about the power relationship that one individual has over another individual and the district attorney spoke about sometimes adults are part of the issue where an adult that holds the ability to give you a grade for example and you're a senior and you need a certain gra
as an educator, can i? and as a responsibility we have to get power and empowering adults what they can do and the responsibilities are and to name discrete actions and this is bullying and this isn't and it's a much bigger frame about children and adults being safe and being fully present and we're are taking that on as a system and until that time we have done that i don't think we're going to see the real outcomes that we need that are focused ready to engage in communities the way that we...
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a lot of states spend it on education. there is more funding at the state level than the federal level, we should note that. the care at the federal level, about $12 billion, we spend $12 billion on educating and caring for young children. they need a better lobbyist, this is what president obama is trying to change with the very ambitious pre-k programs. france has nearly universal enrollment. so did the uk and mexico? america is 28th behind the slovak republic. would your grandmother be happy to hear her children are getting as much education as in the slovak republic? and all 4-year-olds, it would provide incentives to states to enroll more 4-year-olds from middle income families. but the obama administration is not in the pre-school business, they're telling states do it your own way, you can customize it your own way as long as the programs meet a few quality standards. one is highly educated pre-school teachers. joining me now is the founding director of the budget office, a former member of the president's debt comm
a lot of states spend it on education. there is more funding at the state level than the federal level, we should note that. the care at the federal level, about $12 billion, we spend $12 billion on educating and caring for young children. they need a better lobbyist, this is what president obama is trying to change with the very ambitious pre-k programs. france has nearly universal enrollment. so did the uk and mexico? america is 28th behind the slovak republic. would your grandmother be happy...
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>> my education is my future and future is now! >> why are you here? >> this teams a little cult like and some kids didn't take it seriously. but something worked. >> it was amajor difference. since he has been here he has become more responsible. thinking. >> even though i didn't like the school at first as i went to school i started to want to go to college more because i saw how important it was. >> now, reggie's mother is getting ready to start college so reggie tutored her for a test using skills he learned at psi. >> this is how is should have been before katrina. >> this charter has grown from one employee into another school that is so popular it holds a lottery to decide who gets in. >> we are going to have a waiting list of about 200 students long. >> this is our best by far. >> as you saw in harlem, nervous kids and relatives sit anxiously hoping their name will be called. some go away happy. >> yeah! >> most do not. >> it just goes to show this kind of school is badly needed in the city and this kind of education is exactly what we need to
>> my education is my future and future is now! >> why are you here? >> this teams a little cult like and some kids didn't take it seriously. but something worked. >> it was amajor difference. since he has been here he has become more responsible. thinking. >> even though i didn't like the school at first as i went to school i started to want to go to college more because i saw how important it was. >> now, reggie's mother is getting ready to start college so...
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but children will go on to get a lot of education. they will be contributing members of society >> great programs. oklahoma is the model program. it's done by republicans. so it should be a bipartisan source of agreement. but still these things do cost a lot of money. when they've tried to expand early childhood in places like california with rob reiner's proposition it's hit political head wind and was defeated. these are not easy lists. they're reasonably expensive. to me worth doing but they're heavy. >> woodruff: what about raising the minimum wage? we just double checked it. it's $7.25 i believe right now. to raise it to $9 an hour? >> well, you know, i think it's a pretty straightforward argument. if you work 40 hours a week, 52 hours or 52 weeks a year, you should rise above poverty. i mean... >> woodruff: that was his argument >> that's the argument. i think it's a straightforward one. $9 an hour. 10 states already linked their minimum wage to inflation. >> the counterargument of course is that actually relatively few people a
but children will go on to get a lot of education. they will be contributing members of society >> great programs. oklahoma is the model program. it's done by republicans. so it should be a bipartisan source of agreement. but still these things do cost a lot of money. when they've tried to expand early childhood in places like california with rob reiner's proposition it's hit political head wind and was defeated. these are not easy lists. they're reasonably expensive. to me worth doing...
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we know how important education is. we recognize that government alone can't solve these problems of violence and poverty th, tha everybody has to be involved. but we also have to remember that the broader economic environment of communities is critical as well. for example, we need to make sure that folks who are working now often in the hardest jobs see their work rewarded with wages that allow them to raise a family without falling into poverty. [ applause ] today a family with two kids that works hard and relies on a minimum wage salary still lives below the poverty line. that's wrong and we should fix it. we should reward an honest day's work with honest wages and that's why we should raise the minimum wage to $9 and make it a wage you can live on. [ cheers and applause ] and even though some cities vf bounced back pretty quickly from the recession, we know that there are communities and neighborhoods within cities or in small towns that haven't bounced back. cities like chicago are ringed with former factory town
we know how important education is. we recognize that government alone can't solve these problems of violence and poverty th, tha everybody has to be involved. but we also have to remember that the broader economic environment of communities is critical as well. for example, we need to make sure that folks who are working now often in the hardest jobs see their work rewarded with wages that allow them to raise a family without falling into poverty. [ applause ] today a family with two kids that...
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exception of the military academy where education is suburb. when the government gets involved in education it's a waste of money. >> the definition of a liberal. somebody that doesn't care what you do as long as it's mandatory. this idea of expanding this program, this tender age is offensive. for those parents who want to keep the kid at home. also useless. >> there are programs that they have found to have been helpful. and not at a young age. kids in summertime as they get older, it tends to be when you see the gaps growing between kids coming from affluent homes versus poor children. and they have -- >> it's not the president's job. >> i disagree. that's why i think, that is definition of a liberal. i think the government can help out in this situation. and help the kids who are
exception of the military academy where education is suburb. when the government gets involved in education it's a waste of money. >> the definition of a liberal. somebody that doesn't care what you do as long as it's mandatory. this idea of expanding this program, this tender age is offensive. for those parents who want to keep the kid at home. also useless. >> there are programs that they have found to have been helpful. and not at a young age. kids in summertime as they get...
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education. that seemed a little bit odd at face value and it turned out he was having a relationship with the commissioner people giving 30, 40, 50,000-dollar grant and i wouldn't have written the book if i thought was an isolated thing but i had been in the field and the kept seeing at again and again and again and thought maybe it's time to tell the story. they don't want to cut the funding and that doesn't do a whole lot of good. when i start to the chapter by saying it is sacred nobody wants to cut it, all of the positive education is gone by the time children. >> why is that? >> because the education readiness underlining the social problem that is means tested and that is the key to some sort of incoming eligibility or special eligibility and an enormous amount to the means testing and eligibility testing leaving very little money for the actual programs and support programs and of being a low dose, very minimal, and they are not sufficient to change the educational outcomes of children. j
education. that seemed a little bit odd at face value and it turned out he was having a relationship with the commissioner people giving 30, 40, 50,000-dollar grant and i wouldn't have written the book if i thought was an isolated thing but i had been in the field and the kept seeing at again and again and again and thought maybe it's time to tell the story. they don't want to cut the funding and that doesn't do a whole lot of good. when i start to the chapter by saying it is sacred nobody...
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for this, we have great delaware educators to thank. [applause] we have built a strong foundation to improve our kids' education. and two years ago, the general assembly made the single largest investment in early childhood education in our state's history. as a result, we are on track to increase from 20 to 80 the percentage of high need children in child care enrolled in quality-rated early learning programs. these are children who otherwise would have arrived at kindergarten well behind their peers. and now, thanks to you, they will arrive ready to learn. for them and for delaware, that is a game-changer. we made the difficult choice to raise our academic standards for the world our children will live in. teachers across the state are transitioning to the common core standards, a set of uniform, higher standards that will better prepare our students for the global economy. now, as we move to these higher standards, fewer of our students will meet them initially. it is not an easy change, but it is one we must make, and our students w
for this, we have great delaware educators to thank. [applause] we have built a strong foundation to improve our kids' education. and two years ago, the general assembly made the single largest investment in early childhood education in our state's history. as a result, we are on track to increase from 20 to 80 the percentage of high need children in child care enrolled in quality-rated early learning programs. these are children who otherwise would have arrived at kindergarten well behind...
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but children will go on to get a lot of education. they will be contributing members of society >> great programs. oklahoma is the model program. it's done by republicans. so it should be a bipartisan source of agreement. but still these things do cost a lot of money. when they've tried to expand early childhood in places like california with rob reiner's proposition it's hit political head wind and was defeated. these are not easy lists. they're reasonably expensive. to me worth doing but they're heavy. >> woodruff: what about raising the minimum wage? we just double checked it. it's $7.25 i believe right now. to raise it to $9 an hour? >> well, you know, i think it's a pretty straightforward argument. if you work 40 hours a week, 52 hours or 52 weeks a year, you should rise above poverty. i mean... >> woodruff: that was his argument >> that's the argument. i think it's a straightforward one. $9 an hour. 10 states already linked their minimum wage to inflation. >> the counterargument of course is that actually relatively few people a
but children will go on to get a lot of education. they will be contributing members of society >> great programs. oklahoma is the model program. it's done by republicans. so it should be a bipartisan source of agreement. but still these things do cost a lot of money. when they've tried to expand early childhood in places like california with rob reiner's proposition it's hit political head wind and was defeated. these are not easy lists. they're reasonably expensive. to me worth doing...